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Thought I answered this but now I don't see it. No symptoms. I limit the weights I lift to a weight that I can lift at least 15 times. I workout, swim, bicycle and it's all good. I would lean mechanical now because I am less leery of warfarin than I was, and although my heart surgery was...

Wow, that is crazy. Apparently Baylor just settled a whistle blower lawsuit on this: $15M settlement reached after lawsuit claims doctors left residents alone for heart surgeries They made an extra $150M by doing this, and they are only paying $15M as a penalty! I would stay away from those...

I use https://www.castleconnolly.com/ to find top Dr's, as recommended by their peers, and then Healthgrades.com to see patient ratings and reviews. You can also find top cardiology hospitals here: https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/cardiology-and-heart-surgery/houston-tx...

As a former IT worker, many of my associates were critical of the work done when outsourced to India. My concern was that the work done in India was actually quite good, and so jobs would keep being outsourced. Still it wasn't really Apples to Apples because my company would target older...

OUr family went through countless dentists years ago. Aggressive recommendations, questionable billing practices, etc. We thought we found a good practice until they recommended extracting wisdom teeth from my 14 yo son. There is an argument that they are easier to remove early on but the...

While OHS is not something to rush into, when you have a condition that will get progressively worse, with the risks continually increasing, why wait until the risks from the disease approach or exceed the risks from OHS? You will still have to have the OHS. The only risk that you can control...

I don't think anybody wants to be cut open, but what are the alternatives? When a valve reaches the point that surgical intervention is needed, I think life expectancy without surgery is down to 1 or 2 years. At 61, with surgery, your life expectancy is easily 10 times that. OHS is major...

FYI, I had a valve sparing root and ascending aneurysm repair just over 11 years ago when I was 51. The valve was well functioning so I was given the valve sparing option and not knowing much about all of this I went with "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". My valve started leaking after the...

My understanding is that the full sternotomy allows full access to the heart and aorta. The mini sternotomy less so, and so requires higher skill and may be higher risk. As other have said, you want the surgeon to be doing the surgery that they are accustomed to. The risks of either procedure...

I was recently told that my ascending aorta was dilated, by over a centimeter from what it was initially. The problem is that my ascending aorta is a dacron graft that was put in 11 years ago. The cardiologist insisted that I needed a CT "to see what was going on there". Of course there was...

I had a (Bicuspid aortic) valve sparing aneurysm repair done almost 11 years ago now (at 51). The valve went from well functioning before the surgery to mildly leaking to moderately leaking within the year. I thought for sure it would never last 10 years but it's still stable and my numbers...

My heart rate was typically at least 20 beats per minute higher after surgery than before. It does come back down. I think it took a few months.

When I found out that I had an Aortic Aneurysm (and later learned also BAV), I went to Mayo clinic in Phoenix. They offered the option of genetic testing, which I took. While they know of some genetic issues that they can identify, such as Marfans, and I think Ehler-Danlos and possibly one...

FWIW, My insurance company has been a pain about pre-authorizations, and the customer support team that I talk to is separate from the team that actually does the pre-authorizations. They didn't have the latest information about my pre-approval and actually said that I should talk to my Dr's...

I know nothing of CC other than their reputation as the best cardiac hospital in the world, but when anyone is making verbal promises that they won't back up in writing, that is a red flag. Perhaps if you cancel/postpone the surgery they will have more incentive to sort this out with your...

I have a BAV which was functioning well and not replaced when my aortic aneurysm was repaired. While not a bodybuilder I exercise a lot and looked into what I could find in the research. For an aortic aneurysm, which I believe you are at higher risk for with a BAV, lifting heavy is...

I wasn't given medical advice regarding my valve choices when repairing my aorta! The options were explained by my surgeon but he would not make a recommendation and said that it was my choice, and my cardiologist deferred to the surgeon. From reading this forum over the years I understand...

I had a valve sparing ascending and partial root aortic aneurysm repair 9 years ago. My BAV was well functioning prior to the procedure. After it had trivial regurgitation, then over the next year it progressed to mild, then moderate regurgitation. But it stabilized there. My latest...

Thanks. Yes, I think AI would be helpful. In my case the radiologist saw that I had a dilated aorta and put it in the report but for some reason left it out of the summary. I think the Dr's only read the summary.

At 51 I went for my first colonoscopy and found I had stage 1 colon cancer. After it was removed I had a follow up PET scan. The Dr called me to say that it was clear, everything was fine. I asked for a copy of the test results and actually read the whole thing (1 page) rather than just the...